Fixed it!!! I was a little intimidated by using the SFC.exe - so instead relied on installing the VB runtime files posted in the download section. When that didn't work, I tried the SFC.exe and resto ...
Problem: I am getting "run-time error 7" when I start HL (the lastest version). I downloaded the VB runtime and executed them. I also tried the SFC.exe and found no corrupted VB files.